The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-10. Captain Barrie Newman of Clearview, SA (left), meets up with former workmates, Signalman Rick Excell of Ascot Park, SA (centre), a member of the 104th Signals Squadron and Corporal Paul Vort-Ronald of Somerton Park, SA, a member of the 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit. Captain Newman was the Promotions Manager for the Bank of Adelaide and had been in the Citizen Military Forces for sixteen years. He met his two former workmates at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-10. Discussing the arc of fire of an M60 machine gun post is, left to right: Corporal Paul Vort-Ronald of Somerton Park, SA, is a member of the 1st Australian Reinforcemen
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-11. Sapper Michael O'Hearn of Maitland, NSW (left), a member of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), buying Christmas gifts from Private Rick Cook of
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-12. Private Chris Bicknell of Clovelly Park, SA, a member of Support Company, passes on orders by radio to members of B Company, 9rd Battalion, The Royal Austra
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-09. Gunner Peter Jenkins of Mount Gravatt, Qld, a member of 104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), reads his unit's news sheet during a break in
South Vietnam. 1968-05. Corporal John McArdle of Somerton Park, SA, leans on sandbags as he reads one of the sixteen letters sent to Australian soldiers by children at the Eden Hills Primary School, S
South Vietnam. 1968-10. Gunner Graeme Lee, 21, of Gladesville, NSW (right), a member of 131st Divisional Locating Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), explains the workings of a rocket and morta
